Talking hamster??

Although there were no ice crystal stones, upgrade sets were still available for purchase.

After opening the Exchange and waiting for a while, Lin Feng bought five upgrade sets, spending another 1,500 gold coins.

He glanced at his remaining gold coins: 8,100.

Not bad, quite a lot.

Rubbing his stomach, he suddenly felt a bit hungry.

He'd continue eating artificial meat today; he only needed to eat five more kilograms to increase his physique, and he wanted to see how much it would increase.

While thinking, Lin Feng went to the artificial meat maker and ordered a chicken portion.

A few hours later, a large piece of tender white chicken appeared in the retrieval port below.

It looked like chicken breast, perfectly square and weighing a full ten kilograms.

Soon, a spicy chicken dish was prepared.

Afterward, Lin Feng also made a large cup of watermelon juice with ice.

The Little Velociraptor wasn't interested in chicken breast; after Lin Feng cut a piece for it to try, the creature disdainfully turned its head away.

It picked up its pet bone and started gnawing on it.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had no choice but to eat the large pile of chicken himself.

After eating most of the spicy chicken in one go, Lin Feng eagerly opened his attribute panel and compared it with his little notebook.

Physique: 54

The notebook, however, recorded 53.5.

Damn it! Only a 0.5 increase?

Lin Feng's heart nearly exploded.

Alright, alright, I waited all this time just for this, huh?

This was no different from the beef noodles he ate before.

The only benefit was that this stuff came in three types of meat, and there were many ways to prepare it, so he wouldn't get tired of it quickly.

He was truly sick of those beef noodles.

After learning that the new artificial meat from the Elevator could only increase attributes by 0.5, Lin Feng lost interest. He'd eat it slowly later, varying the preparation; an increase of 0.5 per day was fine too....

After storing the remaining spicy chicken, he pulled the bone out of the Little Velociraptor's mouth.

"Stop gnawing, I'll make you some real food."

"Awoo!"

Just then, another strange sound came from the Infinite Pool.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had no choice but to put down the steak in his hand, pick up his gun, and approach.

The Little Velociraptor also quickly scurried over after hearing the strange sound from the pool.

One person and one Velociraptor watched the Infinite Pool like that, but after waiting a while, there was nothing but the sound of splashing water.

Lin Feng, seeing this, kicked open the iron plate covering it and looked at the… rat swimming in the pool?

Ah no, it should be a hamster.

Yellow and white in color, its two small, black-gem-like eyes stared at Lin Feng.

After watching for a while, it continued to paddle the water with its four short legs.

The Little Velociraptor didn't care about such things; in its eyes, this hamster was just a mouthful of meat.

It let out a growl and was about to eat the hamster.

However, Lin Feng stopped it.

According to past experience, the creatures appearing in this pool were not ordinary.

He didn't know if this thing was poisonous, so he couldn't let the Little Velociraptor eat it indiscriminately.

After poking the hamster with his gun barrel, the creature actually hugged the barrel directly and then quickly climbed upward.

Seeing this, Lin Feng grabbed the hamster that was struggling to climb up with one hand.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Just as Lin Feng squeezed it, the hamster shrieked loudly.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for capturing a Treasure-Seeking Rat. Issuing auxiliary tool: Treasure-Seeking Rat Language Translator."

At this moment, the system's voice rang out. A Treasure-Seeking Rat? This guy in front of him?

"You're a Treasure-Seeking Rat?"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak! You damned biped, Ben Shu is a famous Treasure-Seeking Rat! Show some respect!"

A child's voice came from the hamster's mouth.

Lin Feng: ? ? ? ?

Holy cow, this is a huge gain!

Treasure-Seeking Rats, as the name suggests...

They are born with the ability to sense treasures, and through their powerful sense of smell, they can help their masters find hidden treasures in corners.

With a Treasure-Seeking Rat, Lin Feng wouldn't have to do a carpet search when entering floors with treasure chests in the future.

After all, the system's current information prompts were becoming increasingly perfunctory, sometimes not even telling him if a floor had a treasure chest or not.

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry. By the way, can you find treasures?"

"Of course, any valuable item cannot escape Ben Shu's nose."

"Then where did you come from?"

Lin Feng asked curiously. He also wanted to know where the creatures in this Infinite Pool were transferred from. Could they all just appear out of thin air?

"Ah, well, Ben Shu's memory has some issues; I can't quite remember."

"Oh, oh, I see. Alright."

Lin Feng shrugged. Whether it was true or false, he could only believe it.

The problem now was how to get this rat—ah no, Treasure-Seeking Rat—to get familiar with him and help him find treasures.

Looking at the hamster grooming itself, Lin Feng scratched his head. Never mind, he'd go make food for the Little Velociraptor first.

"Little Velociraptor, don't eat it, okay?"

Lin Feng picked up the beef and specifically instructed the Little Velociraptor.

"Awoo!"

The Little Velociraptor lay down and sniffed the Treasure-Seeking Rat.

Seeing the colossal creature so close, the Treasure-Seeking Rat instantly froze.

Remembering what Lin Feng had just said, it squeaked a few times at the Little Velociraptor, then took off running. The Little Velociraptor, seeing this, also became interested and chased after it with its tongue hanging out.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!"

...........

An hour later, a portion of roasted meat was prepared.

After sprinkling a little salt, Lin Feng called out to the Little Velociraptor, who was chasing the Treasure-Seeking Rat.

"Come eat!"

"Awoo!"

Upon hearing that there was food, the Little Velociraptor drifted, changed direction, and then ran towards Lin Feng.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!"

The Treasure-Seeking Rat, smelling the aroma of roasted meat, curiously stood up.

When it saw that the source of the delicious smell was a large piece of roasted meat, its two small, pea-sized eyes immediately sparkled.

So it was a foodie too.

Lin Feng took in all of the Treasure-Seeking Rat's little expressions, chuckling to himself.

Now, getting the Treasure-Seeking Rat to help him find treasures was a done deal.

After all, foodies are the easiest to control.

"Do you want some?"

"Squeak, squeak! Shove it in Ben Shu's mouth!"

Lin Feng: ...............

With your physique, shove it in your mouth?

The scraps of meat the Little Velociraptor dropped would probably be enough for this Treasure-Seeking Rat.

After cutting off a thumb-sized piece of roasted meat with a dagger, Lin Feng placed it in front of the Treasure-Seeking Rat.

"Squeak, squeak! You really are a good biped!"

After the Treasure-Seeking Rat finished speaking, it hugged the piece of meat, which was half its height, and began to gnaw on it in big bites.

(PS: This creature is 10 centimeters tall.)

"Is it good?"

"Squeak, squeak!"

The Treasure-Seeking Rat quickly squeaked and nodded. Its mouth was already full, so it couldn't bother talking to Lin Feng.

"From now on, stick with me, and you'll eat well and drink well every day. How about it?"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Seeing the Treasure-Seeking Rat agree so easily, Lin Feng chuckled and, while he was at it, registered its identity information to prevent it from being accidentally harmed by traps.

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